NBA Today

NBA Today
Genre	NBA
Starring	Malika Andrews Kendrick Perkins Chiney Ogwumike Richard Jefferson
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Matt Sellars
Running time	1 hour
Original release
Network	ESPN/ESPN2
Release	October 18, 2021 (2021-10-18) – present
Related
The Jump

NBA Today is a weekday American television sports talk program on ESPN, hosted by Malika Andrews, featuring Kendrick Perkins, Chiney Ogwumike and Richard Jefferson as panelists. ^[1] The show repeats immediately after on ESPN2, where it will air live at its regular time if ESPN is featuring another event.

NBA Today includes latest news, opinion and analysis on the National Basketball Association (NBA). The show is based in Los Angeles. NBA Today also travels to marquee NBA events, including the NBA Finals for on-site shows. NBA Today replaced The Jump as ESPN's daily NBA studio show. ^[2]

History

NBA Today debuted on October 18, 2021, from Los Angeles, California with a more-relaxed format that is similar to TNT's Inside the NBA . ^[3]

Personalities

Host

• Malika Andrews (2021–present)

Analysts

• Kendrick Perkins (2021–present)
• Chiney Ogwumike (2021–present)
• Richard Jefferson (2021–present)

Contributors

• Brian Windhorst (2021–present)
• Ramona Shelburne (2021–present)
• Scott Perry (2023–present)

Past

• Vince Carter (2021–2023)
• Zach Lowe (2021–2024)
• Jalen Rose (2021–2023)
• Adrian Wojnarowski (2021–2024)

References

1. Simmons-Winter, Shakeemah (September 20, 2021). "ESPN Launches New Show NBA Today on October 18". ESPN PR. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
2. "ESPN's Malika Andrews to host 'NBA Today,' replacing 'The Jump'". Awful Announcing. September 20, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
3. "It's time for ESPN's "NBA Today" crew to finally fix their decades-long NBA Countdown disaster". Awful Announcing. July 7, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023.